The Emancipation Support Committee of Trinidad and Tobago (ESCTT) has responded to a release by Culture Minister Michelle Benjamin and her ministry on Sunday heavily criticising the Committee and its operations. 

"The ESCTT expresses deep concern about the tenor, tone and inaccuracies of the media release that emanated from the Ministry of Culture and Community Development on July 27th, 2025," the Committee stated in a three-page release Tuesday.

"For the sake of members of the national community and visitors who are in country to expand business opportunities and enjoy the celebrations which are in full swing at the Lidj Yasu Omowale Emancipation Village, we at the ESCTT feel the need to set the record straight," the release added.